AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHhhh Tungsten Pearl is the color I wanted, but i had to settle for matador red....

Go with red, it will really POP!

I wish more people would paint their calipers and post pics up

 

That's funny, since Matador Red is one of my favorite colors on the IS. I like the TP better than I thought I would at first. It is a regular "silver" and definitely grows on you. Looks really good from the front, at an angle. Just got home. Going to let the brakes cool a bit and then will get to work.

 

Edit: it "ISN'T" a regular silver........ I really should proof read my posts before I submit them, instead of after.

 

Well, gets dirty quicker relative to the car. I can go weeks and weeks without a wash before my SFP "looks" dirty. I don't want to brush my calipers every week if they get dirty that quick.

 

Update!
Got the fronts painted and the wheels back on. Doing the rears now. I didn't read the decal directions until I was finished with the front, which is when I saw that they say wait a full 24 hours after painting, before putting them on. Oh well. I am on the left rear now, and will do the right rear next. Going to pull it out of the garage when finished and snap a few pics.
Going pretty well so far, but disappointed that the paint is so thin and doesn't cover better than it does. It took 4 coats on each of the front calipers, and looks like the 3rd coat is going to do it on the left rear. That's a LOT of wait time between coats!!! I have been snapping a few pics as I go, and will post them when done.....

 

did you take them off the car to paint?

 

As for the color... Yellow looks too JDM as for me. Would chose blue! Looks really cool!

 

please pics on the car!!!!

 

White look nice but gonna be !itch to keep clean.

 

I left them on the car. I was able to tape off the fronts with just removing the pin and hardware. On the rear, I removed the pads, but still left the caliper on. I now have all four calipers painted and the car back together. Still pissed that I didn't catch the "wait 24 hours" part in the decal instructions. Oh well, I will do them and the clear coat tomorrow. Not that big of deal really. Give me a few minutes and I will post up pics of what I got done today.

 

Okay, got a few pics. As I said, the calipers are painted, but I am waiting until tomorrow to apply the decals and spray the clear coat.

The stuff I used....


Driver's front caliper after 2 coats. Really disappointed it took so many coats......


Passenger side front caliper. This one was the worst in regards to coverage! And I REALLY scrubbed these down with break cleaner and a wire brush.


Rear caliper. I pulled the pads on the rear. Would have been way to hard to paint around them and the clips that hold them in.


A few "after" pics......




And before anyone has the chance to jump on it, I know the car is dirty! It has been raining every 3 days here, and I am going to wash her when I get done tomorrow. I will post final pics with decals applied tomorrow night.
Thanks again for everyone's input on this!

 

hand polished sorry of the old camera and dusty rims, and yes i know the inner fender is out I was in the middle of lifting the car when i shot these

 

woo~~ Polished one looks nice!

 

thanks man only 3 hours each haha

 

3hrs each!!! well... it's worth it